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Plant ID please

michellellewmichellellew Posts: 26
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Does anyone know what the purple fluffy flower is in this photo please?
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  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    I think that’s Phacelia , I saw on our local news last night that they are growing field after field of it to dig in for fertiliser and also for the bees. 
    Ive grown it in the garden but it looks lovey when you see it in a large field. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    Found it!
    https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/cornwall-news/gallery/green-reason-fields-cornwall-turning-5577181
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Looks stunning to see fields of it...Phacelia tanacetifolius
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • michellellewmichellellew Posts: 26
    Thanks so much. Have seen fields of purple before and not known what it was. Saw this in a bouquet in a cafe and loved the flowers, quite unusual. 😊
  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    edited June 2022
    Phacelia tanacetifolia....I first saw it many years ago in a garden open for charity.
    I love the way the flowers start curled. Then end up straight.
    I keep taking pics but have still not got  THE  perfect shot.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
  • UffUff Posts: 3,199
    edited June 2022
    I'm going to have to find some seed for this plant, it's lovely and just the job for the wild flower area.

    Edit to say I found it here. Love its common name - Fiddleneck.

    https://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_977A_phacelia_tanacetifolia
    SW SCOTLAND but born in Derbyshire
  • LiriodendronLiriodendron Posts: 8,328
    I grew some from seed this year, @Uff - it's beautiful in the border as well as in a wild patch.   :)



    I'm glad I took that photo because it's now been flattened by the rain...   :/
    Since 2019 I've lived in east Clare, in the west of Ireland.
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    @Silver surfer. Do they grow it up your way as well? 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

  • ShepherdsBarnShepherdsBarn Posts: 401
    Premier Seeds also sell it, @Uff ... 99p 🙂 I have ordered some for the bees! Thank you @michellellew ... such interesting and beneficial flowers. 🙂
  • LynLyn Posts: 23,190
    You need to plant quite a few together to make them look good. 
    Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor. 

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